COMMUNITY CENTER SITE
DURING THE COAL BOOM YEARS McROBERTS WAS ALIVE WITH ACTIVITY. CONSOLIDATED COAL COMPANY HAD BUILT THE COMMUNITY COMPLETE WITH MEAT MARKETS, LARGE STORES THAT SOLD EVERYTHING IMAGINABLE, BARBER SHOPS, CINEMA, SWIMMING POOL, BALL FIELDS , AND SOCIAL EVENTS. ALL THESE THINGS ARE GONE.
COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER McROBERTS WAS FORMED BY RESIDENTS WHO ARE DETERMINED TO BETTER THEIR HOMETOWN. THROUGH THEIR EFFORTS PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED FOR A COMMUNITY CENTER AND A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER IS NOW ON THE SITE. A NEW BALLCOURT WAS PAVED AND BUILT IN THE COMMUNITY PARK. LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED IN THE PARK FOR NIGHT EVENTS. THE ELECTRICAL PANEL WAS INSTALLED FOR CONCESSION BOOTH HOOK-UPS. A PERMANENT STAGE WAS BUILT FOR OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT. NEW SOUND EQUIPMENT WAS PURCHASED FOR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EVENTS. THE WALKING TRACK HAS BEEN PAVED, FENCED, AND SHELTERS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED, COMPLETE WITH TABLES AND GRILLS FOR COMMUNITY AND FAMILY GATHERINGS. THE VETERANS MONUMENT HAS BEEN CLEANED REPAIRED. A PAD HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED FOR PLACEMENT OF MILTARY HARDWARE NEAR THE VETERANS MONUMENT. THE MODULAR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN THE COMMUNITY PARK AT THE SCHOOL. A BALLCOURT FOR SMALLER CHILDREN WAS CONSTRUCTED NEAR THE SCHOOL. A MONUMENT AND FLAGPOLE WAS PLACED ON THE WALKING TRACK. OUR MISSION CONTINUES AND PROGRESS IS BEING MADE TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY. DECEMBER 5TH, MAJOR RENOVATION WAS COMPLETE AND THE OLD COMMUNITY CENTER WAS DEDICATED AS THE McROBERTS COMMUNITY ST.ANGELO RECREATION AND ACTIVITY CENTER. THIS FACILITY IS COMPLETE WITH A COMPUTER LABORATORY, BILLIARD TABLE, AIR HOCKEY, 60 INCH TELEVISION, CRAFT ROOM , AND MORE. SEVERAL DREAMS HAVE BECOME REALITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WE ARE NOT THROUGH YET.